Baseball-Braves beat Astros 2-0 in Game 3 to seize World Series lead (updated)

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30/10/2021 05:07

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    Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves put up seven hitless
innings in their 2-0 win over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of
the World Series on Friday, seizing the 2-1 lead in the
best-of-seven Fall Classic.
    Starting rookie pitcher Ian Anderson had four strikeouts
through the first five innings to the delight of the Atlanta
crowd as it hosted a World Series https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/astros-braves-ready-renew-rivalry-world-series-2021-10-24
 game for the first time in more than two decades. 
    Third baseman Austin Riley produced a double to send home
Eddie Rosario in the bottom of the third and catcher Travis
d'Arnaud brought the fans to their feet with a solo homer in the
eighth.
    Manager Brian Snitker thanked Anderson after 76 pitches with
a dugout handshake before turning to his bullpen, which kept up
the momentum even as Astros second baseman Aledmys Diaz ended
the Braves' hitless streak with a single in the eighth.
    Anderson, whose effort marked the second-longest no-hit bid
by a rookie in a World Series game, said while a part of him
wanted to see the game through he had full faith in the bullpen.
    "We had trust in those guys, they'd gotten us to this point
and they're going to get us to where we need to be," the
23-year-old said after the game. 
    Astros third baseman Alex Bregman got Houston's only other
hit of the night with a single in the ninth inning.
    The Astros, unfazed by a cheating scandal that led to their
2017 World Series championship, faced an unforgiving away crowd
that kicked off the affair by raining down boos and cries of
"cheater" on leadoff hitter Jose Altuve.
    The chilly, rainy evening marked only the eighth time two
rookie starting pitchers have faced off in a World Series Game,
as Astros starter Luis Garicia had six strikeouts.
    The Astros face two more games at Truist Park, as Game Four
of the World Series is set for Saturday in Atlanta.

 (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York
Editing by Robert Birsel)
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